Combined applicator and scalp massager and container therefor



April 7, 1953 2,633,845

L. G. PERE'ITI COMBINED APPLICATOR AND SCALP MASSAGER AND CONTAINERTHEREFOR Filed Oct. 16, 1951 INVENTOR Z John/Po G Hams-r 7/1 W/j 2 M9ATTORNEYS 'along the outside of the container.

Patented Apr. 7, 1953 1..

COIWBINED APPLICATOR AND SCALP MAS- SAGER AND CONTAINER THEREFOR-LeonardjG. Peretti, Chicago, Ill.

Application October 16, 1951, Serial No. 251,488

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an applicator whereby hair oil, hair tonic, orother preparations may be applied to the scalp, said applicator being soformed as to comprise at the same time a scalp massaging device. Theinvention further relates to a container specifically designed toreceive the combined applicator and scalp massaging device.

Most usually, hair oil, hair tonic, or other liquid preparations for thescalp are sold in a container from which the contents are dispenseddirectly, said contents being dispensed either by shaking the containerover the head so as to force the liquid through a restricted orifice inthe neck of the container, or by shaking or pouring some of the contentsonto the palm of the This is Further, in the use of conventionalcontainers,

some of the contents tends to drip downwardly As a result, over a periodof time the container becomes greasy, and in many instances may evenbecome unsanitary so far as its outer surface is concerned.

. The main object of the present invention is to provide a container forahairoil or other scalp preparation, and a combined applicator and scalpmassaging device to be associated with said container, wherein theinconveniences and annoyances described above cannot occur. To this end,I provide a container having a threaded opening at its upper end adaptedto receive a threaded portion of a combined applicator and scalpmassaging device, so that said applicator and massaging device cannormally extend into the container contents, while still tightly closing'bined applicator and scalp massaging device which will not only serveas a container cap, but also will permit the container contents to beapplied readily to the scalp, and thereafter dispersed evenly throughoutthe scalp area, without possibility of soiling the hands.

Another important object is to provide a device of the type stated whichcan be manufactured at relatively low cost, and will be attractive inappearance and eflicient in use.

Still another important object is to provide a combined applicator andscalp massaging device which is so formed, as to permit its beingretained permanently by the user, for application to successivelypurchased hair preparation containers.

Other objects will appear from the following description, the claimsappended thereto, and

from the annexed drawing, in which like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combined applicator and scalp massagingdevice andits associated container;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure1; and

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the applicator and scalp massagingdevice as it appears when disassociated from its container.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a container I0 is in the presentinstance of cylindrical formation, although it can be of any desiredornamental configuration.

The container [0 is preferably of a transparent material, such as glass,plastic, or the like.

' The container I0 is adapted to contain a suitable hair preparation,not shown, and is integrally formed at its upper end with an end wall I2provided with a center opening [4.

Formed in the end wall 12, and bounding the center opening thereof, isan annular recess or well l6 of U-shaped cross sectional configuration.

The annular well I6 is provided with an upstanding inner wall,constituting the edge of the center opening l4, and formed in the outersurface of said inner wall are threads I8.

A combined applicator and scalp massaging device includes a handle 20 ofany desired shape, which is integrally or otherwise rigidly formed witha body 22. The body 22 is adapted to be extended into the opening l4,and is integrally or otherwise rigidly formed with an outstanding,annular flange 24 of inverted L-shaped formation. The flange 24 extendsover the upstanding inner wall of the well [6, and extends into saidwell, said flange including a depending annular lip 25 the inner surfaceof which is provided with threads 26 complementary to the threads [8 ofthe container.

As may be noted from Figure 3, the container well is of such a width asto define anopen annular space 28 surrounding the flange 24, so

as to form a recess adapted to receive drippings from the combinedapplicator and scalp massaging device, after said device has been usedupon the scalp and is returned to the position thereof illustrated inFigure 3. In this connection, as may be noted from Figure 3, the widthof the depending annular lip 25. of the flange Z4. is such as to, causethe bottom. edge of said annular lip to be spaced above the bottom of aWell. into the drippings falling therefrom, and will be capable ofdrying to a substantial extent before the next use of the device.

Formed upon the body 22, and extending, downwardly into the containerI0, is a series of depending fingers 32, said fingers preferably be ingof conical, elongated formation and being desirably formed of somematerial such as soft rubber... Breferably, the rubber material used informing the fingers. 32 is not. so oft as. to. impart to the fingers. ahigh, degree, of flexibility, since in this event the fingers would notdischarge with full efficiency their function of massaging the scalpafter application of the hair preparation to the scalp. Rather thefingers are. of a. medium softness, so as to flex to a certain. extentwhen applied to the. scalp, while still exerting pressure against thskin of the scalp during the, massaging thereof.

In use of the applicator and scalp massaging device, the handle '20. isgripped, and rotated for. the purpose of threading the applicator out ofengagement, with the. container ill... Asia re.- sult, the applicator,when. removed from the, container, will have itsfingers 32. saturatedwith the hair preparation, since said. fingers extend directly into thecontents of the container between uses of the applicator.

The applicator isv then positioned. against th scalp, and may be shakenlightly ifdesired, so as to shake the hair preparation loose; from thefingers 32 and on to the-scalp. It. will be-understood. that when theapplicator is removed from the container-,the hair preparation willadhere to the fingers32, by capillary attraction.

In any event, after the preparation. has been applied to the scalp in.the manner referred to above, the applicator can be pressed against thescalp, and rubbed throughout the scalp area against the skin of thescalp, thus to apply massaging action to the scalp, while. at. the sametime dispersing the hair preparation uniformly throughout the scalparea.

Should the level of the contents within the container lfl' fall belowthe lower orfree end of the fingers 32:, the container can be shakenimmediately before use of the applicator; after whichthe applicatorwould be removed from the container in the regular manner discussedabove.

It will be apparent that between. uses of the device, the applicatorconstitutes a closure or cap for the container, whereby the container iseffectively sealed, so. as to hold the contents against leakage from thecontainer, and so as also to keep the contents clean. and'fresh.

It will be apparent that in the use of a combined applicator and scalpmassagingdevice, and container therefor, formed as illustrated anddescribed herein, there is no possibility of the hands becomingsaturated with the hair preparation or becoming oily. Further, theexterior surface of the container It will be kept dry, since alldrippings from th applicator will fall within the well 16, and will beprevented from In this way, the lip will not extend 4 traveling alon thouter surface of the container side wall.

I believe it will be obvious that the applicator and scalp massagingdevice can, if desired, be constructed in such a manner as to beretained as a permanent accessory. Thereafter, a container in having aconventional threaded cap, not shown,. can be purchased, and saidconventional cap removed and the applicator constituting the presentinvention substituted therefor. successively purchased containers canhave the applicator applied thereto in the same manner.

Of course, the container and its associated applicator can be sold as aunit, to be disposed of together after the container has been ex haustedof its contents.

It is believed clear that the invention is not necessarily confined tothe specific use or uses thereof described above, since it maybeutilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor is the inventionto be necessarily limited. to the specific construction illustrated anddescribed since such construction is only intended to be illustrative ofthe principles of operation and the means presently devised to carry outsaid principles, it being considered that the inventionv comprehendsany; minor changes in construction that maybe permitted within the scopeof, the-appended claims.

What is. claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprisin a container adapted to holda fluid preparation and having an, upper end wall formed with an openingand with a well surrounding said opening, said well being of U-shapedcross sectional configuration and: having an inner wall bounding the.opening and having threads on that surface thereof facing awa from saidopening; and a combined applicator and massage member removablyattachedvto said container a a closure cap therefor and including an upstandinghandle adapted to be disposed exteriorly of the container andprojectingupwardly from said opening, a body rigid with the lower end ofthe handle and extendable into said opening; a flange rigid with andextending outwardly from the body and threaded for engagement with thethreads of said inner wall, said flange being of inverted L-shapedformation and including a portion overlying and binding against the edgeof the inner wall of the well on threading of the flange onto saidinner-wall, the flange extending into the well for deposit therein ofdrippings from said handle and body, and fingers on the body extendinginto the container for immersion in the contents thereof and adapted forapplication of said content to. a scalp and for massage of thescalpduringsaid application.

2. A device of the class described comprising a container adapted tohold a fluid preparation and having anupper end wall formed with adispensing opening and with a Well surrounding said. opening, said wellbeing of U-shaped cross sectional configuration and having anupstanding, annular inner wall formed with threads onthe surface thereoffacing away from said opening; and a combined applicator and massagemember removably attached to said container as a closure cap thereforand including an upstanding handle adapted to be disposed exteriorly ofthe container and projecting upwardly from said opening, a body rigidwith the lower end of the handl and extendable into said opening, anannular flange rigid with and extending outwardly from the body, saidflange being of inverted L-shaped formation and being formed along itsperiphery with a depending annular lip the inner surface of which isthreaded for engagement with the threads of the inner wall of the Well,said flange bearing against the upper edge of said inner wall of thewell on threading of the lip onto said inner Wall, said lip extendinginto the Well for deposit therein of drippings from said handle and bodyand having its bottom edge terminating in spaced relation to the bottomof the Well, and fingers on the body extending into the containerREFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 791,309 Young May 30, 1905

